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Skinny Mango Banana Muffins

3/10/14

Skinny Mango Banana Muffins are perfectly moist with a light crunch and perfect for packing into school lunches They’re made lower in fat using mango, banana, yogurt, white whole wheat flour, and toasted coconut.

There’s something about this time of year that has me dreaming about warmer weather and the tropics. Since we won’t be heading to a warm beach anytime soon I tossed all the flavors I love about the tropical flavors into these healthy and delicious muffins.

The muffin batter starts with tossing some very ripe bananas, mango, non-fat greek yogurt, brown sugar, melted coconut oil and honey into the food processor until they are pureed to create the light and moist texture of the muffins.

The wet ingredients are then folded in with the white whole wheat flour and ground cinnamon along with toasted coconut and walnuts. I’ve also tried making these with oat flour and they work really well which is perfect if you need a gluten free treat. I used coconut sugar and left out the honey this time but you can definitely use brown sugar and add a little bit of honey if you prefer these a little bit sweeter.

For the crunchy topping, I added some finely diced mango chunks and more toasted walnuts and coconut flakes.

I made a few batches so that we could just reheat them in the morning for a delicious and healthy breakfast. The bright and sunny flavors are just what we need to carry us through until the spring!

In a food processor or a blender, add the banana, mango chunks, greek yogurt, melted coconut oil, brown sugar, honey, and egg. Pulse together until pureed.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together until combined.

Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently folding everything together. Fold in walnuts and shredded coconut being careful not to over-mix.

Fill muffin tins almost to the top.

Top with finely diced mango chunks, walnuts and a sprinkle of coconut.

Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes, then turn the temperature down to 375 leaving the muffins inside the oven. Continue to bake for another 10-13 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Recipe Notes

Source: Life made Sweeter

Nutrition Facts

Skinny Mango Banana Muffins

Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)

Calories 153Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8g12%

Saturated Fat 7g35%

Cholesterol 15mg5%

Sodium 64mg3%

Potassium 175mg5%

Total Carbohydrates 18g6%

Dietary Fiber 2g8%

Sugars 10g

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A3.7%

Vitamin C8.1%

Calcium2.8%

Iron2.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Kelly – these muffins look fantastic! I don’t know how you do it – juggling a new born and a toddler AND baking muffins like these! Mango and coconut are such a wonderful combo, with walnuts taking the texture of these to a whole new level! Amazing! Happy Monday wonder-lady! xxs 🙂

Aaw thanks so much Shashi 🙂 Luckily the baby has been sleeping lots so far so that leaves me with some free time when my toddler naps hehe. Thanks again sweet lady and hope you have an awesome Wednesday! xxs:)

Kelly – you are truly amazing! I can just picture you up and about, cooking, baking, taking care of your infant and little boy, while being gracious to all your visitors. I was totally not functional when I had my son 8 years ago – what was wrong with me! : ) Seriously, you are truly inspiring me – and beyond just the amazing food like these muffins, which look out of this world with all that tropical flavor. It was snowing for a few minutes here…wish I had some of your muffins to cheer me up. : ) You take care! xo

Aaaw, thanks Monica, you are too kind and sweet. I totally was not able to be up on my feet so quickly after I had my son either but thankfully with this lil one, I am recovering a little bit quicker but still being careful to take things a lot slower. Luckily the newborn has been sleeping lots and I don’t really have to worry as much about cooking meals since people keep bringing us food so I have a little bit of free time to bake if I am feeling up for it and not too tired. Thanks so much again my friend, you are awesome and amazing yourself and your family is lucky to have you making them so many delicious treats 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week! xo

Mango and coconut – two of my very favorites!! So clearly I would love these muffins. I haven’t been able to find any good fresh mangoes lately – I’m so excited for them to be awesome again! But I’ll make do with frozen until then : )

Aaw, thanks so much Cindy 🙂 Luckily for me, she is still in that sleepy newborn stage and people have been bringing us meals so instead of cooking I can bake a little bit while the toddler naps if I’m not too tired. Thanks again Cindy and hope you have a wonderful week 🙂

Aaw you’re so sweet, thanks so much Cindy 🙂 Luckily she is still in the sleepy newborn stage and people have brought us meals so instead of cooking, I can bake if I am not feeling too tired while our toddler takes a nap. Thank you so much for pinning 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!

Aaw thanks so much Lisa 🙂 Haha, supermom? Nope, I wish – luckily the baby is still in the newborn sleepy stage and people keep bringing us meals so instead of having to cook meals, I can bake if I’m not feeling too tired 🙂 Hope you have an awesome rest of the week!

These muffins look amazing, Kelly! I just posted something similar today, great minds think alike 🙂 I love how yours have nuts and mango, mango is for sure one of my favourite muffin add-ins. Glad to hear everyone is doing well and it’s awesome that you’ve been able to get in the kitchen and have some cooking time too.

Thanks so much Katy – haha totally great minds 🙂 Your muffins look amazing – I still need to try spelt flour one of these days 🙂 Thanks Katy, luckily the newborn has still been sleeping most of the day and people have been bringing us food so instead of cooking, I can bake if I’m not feeling too tired 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!

You’re so kind to bake for your guests, and these muffins look amazing, Kelly! This flavor combination sounds divine, and they’re full of ingredients I love! They sound like a tropical paradise. Pinning!

Thanks so much Marcie, it wasn’t too bad since the newborn has been sleeping a lot for now. I made a big batch of a few baked treats to last us for a few days for our guests that came by since everyone brought us so much food so it was nice that I haven’t had to cook 🙂 Thanks so much for pinning and hope you have a wonderful week!:)

Thanks so much Chastity. I haven’t tried this recipe with gluten free flour but I would imagine your favorite gluten free flour blend like Cup4Cup, King Arthur or homemade multi-purpose gluten free flour blend would work well if you add xanthan gum as well. I should try it with my gluten free flour next time and I’ll let you know how it turns out:) So far we are adjusting well – baby is sleeping lots for now and big brother was jealous but he adores her now hehe. Definitely enjoying the baby snuggles:) Thanks again for being so sweet and hope you and your beautiful family have a wonderful week 🙂

Congratulation to you! You are amazing juggling with a newborn, a toddler, baking and blogging !!! You must be a super mum. I’m always on a constant lookout for anything that is fat-reduced and your muffins look delicious!

Thanks so much Zoe, you are so kind and sweet 🙂 Haha, definitely not super mum – newborn is just sleeping mostly for now but I know that will change soon hehe. So glad you like these muffins and hope you have a great rest of the week!

Hehe, thankfully the recovering is going well and baby has been sleeping a lot for now. Everyone has also been so kind to bring us meals so I haven’t had to cook too much so on days that I’m not feeling too tired I can bake when the toddler is napping hehe 🙂 Thanks so much sweetie, you are the amazing one juggling so many things at once too:) Hope things slow down for you a bit and have a wonderful rest of the week friend 🙂

You are a rockstar, Kelly! I can’t believe you are baking for guests and maintaining your blog mere days after giving birth! You put the rest of us to shame, girl. Your muffins sound amazing, and just the kind of thing I want to eat right now. Love the tropical flavors!

Aaw, you are way too sweet Allie and you are the rockstar my dear:) Luckily for me this time around, the recovery process has been a little bit quicker and this lil one so far seems to love sleeping during the day mostly. I am still taking things slowly and my guests have been kind enough to bring us lots of food so I haven’t really had to cook which helps a lot. Thanks so much as always Allie and thank you for pinning sweetie 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!

Kelly, I am happy to hear everything is going great with the two babies…including the new arrival. I love how well you are feeling. 😉 These muffins look amazing with all the flavor combinations you have got going on here… delish!

I’ve been craving a muffin/bread with these exact flavors. Love the combination of the mango and coconut. I can’t believe you are already back to baking and posting! Enjoy your new little girl, Kelly 🙂

Thanks Ashley, so glad you like the flavors, this winter has been so long and I know that we are all wishing we could be on a tropical beach right now 🙂 Thanks so much again and hope you are enjoying your weekend so far:)

Okay you’re definitely better than me – to be back on your feet and baking again already!! I hope your baby is doing well 🙂 . These muffins look so yummy…I love coconut and mango and so in one muffin sounds great!

Kelly, have you ever made Morning Glory Muffins? Your muffins are like the tropical skinny version…Tropical Skinny Morning Glory Muffins! I think these are the perfect muffins to celebrate spring’s arrival. I just love all the flavors going on. So sweet of you to bake these muffins for all of your guests. Be sure to take good care of yourself and get adequate rest. 🙂 Have a lovely weekend, girl! xo

Hi Stacy, I haven’t made Morning Glory muffins before but would love to try making them one day:) Aaw, thanks so much, so glad you like the flavors – this winter has been so long and cold that I keep dreaming of warmer weather and tropical beaches and flavors. Thanks again for your well wishes and hope you have a wonderful rest of the weekend too sweetie 🙂 xo

That’s wonderful that you’re feeling well! I thought for sure you’d take a few weeks off from food blogging to adjust (and rightly deserved, of course). I bet Evelyn’s big brother has been a huge help. 🙂 What a lovely family you have. 🙂 I’m loving these muffins! Skinny…I’ll take it. And I love the fruit combo…reminds me of the tropics, which is where I wish I was right now. 😉

Thanks Tina 🙂 Thankfully, the recovery has been going well and the baby has been sleeping a lot but once that changes – I don’t know how much longer I can keep the posts and blogging up to date so I am just posting whatever I can for now hehe. Haha, I wish, nope, big brother was jealous at first but now he is warming up to her which is nice 🙂 So glad you like the muffins, this winter has been so long and cold – wish we could all be in the tropics right now too 😉

These muffins look incredible! I’d never tell these were healthier than average since they look so so moist and yummy. I really like the flavor combo you went with – it makes me think of warmer weather and stuff. Can it be summer yet?? xxx

Whoa, lady! I can’t believe you’re already back in the kitchen!! I have yet to do more than pour a bowl of cereal for my toddler. 😉 These muffins look and sound delicious. I am a big fan of foods you can eat with one hand while holding your newborn haha. Thanks for your sweet comment!

Hi Kelly I am so glad to hear all is going well at home with your adorable new arrival and equally adorable toddler 🙂 And that you have the time to bake these amazing sounding muffins is commendable! All these wonderful exotic flavours sound so good together and I wish I had a plate of these for my breakfast tomorrow. Have a great up coming week 😀

A big congratulations on the birth of your newest child! So glad that others are blessing you with meals! When my second daughter was born, a friend brought over some scrumptious mango bread. I’ll have to make these muffins and relive the memory!

Glad to know that you, Evelyn and the rest of the family are doing well <3 My partner’s niece is also called Evi which is short for Evangelina, she’s a darling and will be turning one in two months and boy, babies grow up real fast! Her first words were mamamama and farty noises. You’re so sweet, Kelly, definitely a Super Mom, I’m impressed on how you found the time to bake muffins with two lovely kids! Mango and coconut are both of my favorite favorites, especially sticky rice & mango! I can’t wait for summer! xx

Hi Kelly, love love love these muffins! Toasted walnuts and shredded coconut? Wow, I am licking my lips just thinking about it. You are such a super mom to be able to bake these lovely muffins while juggling a newborn and a toddler and a husband!

Thanks! Coincidentally enough, my wife just pulled 1/4 out of thin air 🙂 They are awesome! We lowered the sugar content to a little less than 1/8 of a cup, and it worked well (we are trying to cut sugar out altogether).

I made these tonight and they were Ahhhhhhmaaazing! I stupidly did not read the full recipe before I made it and discovered that I should have mixed wet and dry seperatley. That was my bad but they still turned out delish.

My suggestion for everybody is do NOT forgo the topping. It simply brings this recipe to life. I added a little honey to the topping to make it stickier- it was a great choice and I recommend it!

Saving this recipe and making it one of my go-To recipes. Thanks so much for putting it out there!

You too! I’ve never been to your blog before but I’m totally going to be a regular reader.

And in case you were wondering, I did all the math and each muffin comes out to about 177 calories. It’s gonna vary a bit depending on what brands and ingredients people use… But it’s a good general idea!

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